380 HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

Chat. conspiracy to deliver that city to William; butv. Henry, on the detection of his guilt , carried the

i-oso. traitor up to a high tower, and with his own

hands flung him from the battlements.

The king appeared in Normandy at the headof an army ; and affairs seemed to have come toextremity between the brothers ; when the nobilityon both sides, strongly connected by interest andalliances , interposed and mediated an accom-modation. The chief advantage of this treatyaccrued to William , who obtained possession ofthe territory of Eu, the towns of Aumale, Fes-camp, and other places : But in return he pro-mised , that he would alsist his brother in subduingIVIaine , which had rebelled; and that the Normanbarons, attainted in Robert’s cause, should berestored to their estates in England. The twobrothers also stipulated, that, on the demise ofeither without issue, the survivor should inheritall his dominions ; and twelve of the most powerfulbarons on each side swore , that they wouldemploy their power to insure the effectual exe-cution of the whole treaty 7 : A strong proof ofthe great independence and authority of the noblesin those ages !

Prince Henry , disgusted , that so little carehad been taken of his interests in this accom-

f Chron. Sax. p. 197. "W. Malm. p. 121. Hoveden,p. 462. M. Paris, p. it. Annal. Waved. p. 137. W.Heming. p. 463. Sim. Dunelm. p. 216. Brompton, p. 986.